Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 15, 2019
Submitted
August 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76526
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
38700
Aircraft time
30,924 hours, 10,631 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
182A4001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT RIB LOCATION STA 129.5, 10" FROM FORWARD SPAR - REF FLEET CYCLE LOG 9688565 LOG FOR DIP ONLY. REPAIRED SKIN CRACK PER SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11. SEE FLEET CYCLE LOG 9688565 FOR DETAILS OF REPAIR ACCOMPLISH ED. INITIATED DIP TO DO THE INSPECTIONS AS GIVEN IN SRM 55-10-01 REPAIR 11, PART 5, TABLE 204 & FIGURE 206 @ INITIAL INSPECTION THRESHOLD OF 56000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPEAT INSPECTIONS @ 9000 FLT CYCLES. INSP METHOD ARE DVI AND EXT LFEC TOMC APPROVED DIP CARRY. PLACED ON DIP TO PERFORM INSPECTION AT THRESHOLD 56,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. DVI AND LFEC REPEAT INSPECTIONS EVERY 9,000 FLIGHT CYCLES REF SRM 55-10-01, REPAIR 11, PG. 223.